Speaking to BBC following the Swans’ 2-1 pre-season win over Yeovil Town, Fernandez admitted: “They are a club who are very interested in me.

“But I need to wait for other options as well. I think it is early and I need to wait a couple of weeks to see what happens.”

The defender is keen to depart South Wales this summer, but he is wants to fulfil his contract with Swansea City in the meantime, remaining professional and he is not allowing interest from elsewhere to affect his pre-season preparations.

He’s also staying patient to ensure he chooses the right option, one that will give him the best chance of getting back into the Argentina national team. Fernandez wasn’t part of Jorge Sampaoli’s World Cup squad this summer.

“Of course, I have a contract with Swansea. I am here working hard,” added Fernandez. “But really I want to try, if a club is interested in me, to play at another level.